Mandau saber hilt, in antler with a beautiful blond patina, composed of numerous chiseled decorations showing scroll patterns, typical of the Dayaks. A lock of hair crowns the upper part, giving the o[...]
Ivory Coast, SENOUFO group, ankle bracelet in bronze, mid-20th century. Decor on central part. Height: 10 cm Outside diameter: 10.5 cm Inside diameter: 6.5 cm Mobile hook closure. Weight: 750 grs Good[...]
GHANA -- "AKAN" group, powder box and gold nuggets, mid-20th century. Lid decorated with crocodiles, box side decorated with stylized heads and suns. Rests on three small feet. Outside diameter: 16 cm[...]
Very beautiful and old MBETE statue from GABON with dorsal cavity Acting as a reliquary height 71cm Ventral load with cowrie shells held by a planted nail Reddish brown crusty patina on the feet and t[...]
I offer you this superb large carved Asmat board, with animal motifs, a snake, 2 spade heads and 2 characters facing each other at the top. Height 120cm by 60cm wide approximately, probably intended f[...]
This rare little chair, partly folding, slightly wobbly, not very comfortable, is the work of a Malinke artist from Mali, directly inspired by a European model.
A thick black patina covers the entire[...]
Very beautiful and spectacular sacred adze from the Yoruba royal court of Nigeria Wood and iron height 54cm (plus quality base delivered with) width 10cm depth with the blade 28cm Beautiful shiny pati[...]
Very rare and old throne of Chief Tchowke of Angola Wood with patina of use partly covered with leaves, copper rings and brass nails measuring 70cm in length height 30cm width 25.5 cm Character suppor[...]
Rare bronze sculpture with verdigris patina in places, height 21cm plus base made to measure by its former owner representing a male dignitary with a crest-shaped headdress and a goatee we can see tri[...]
sculpted in the trunk of a tree fern, with bulging eyes.
Over-modeled and painted with natural pigments
Collected on the island of Ambrym around the village of Olal
Middle of 20th century
Sold w[...]
Mask or rather mask Lega from Zaire height 18.5 cm x 10.5 cm wide Carved in the wood of the arre Muntonko (Alstonia) with a bleached face of kaolin wears a beard of luzelu fibers, traditionally made n[...]
Very beautiful and rare old female statue measuring 37.5cm high Called Waiyinda (Pregnant adulterous woman) see the book Lega de Biebuyck page 124 Cracked semi-hard wood with Kaolin highlight numerous[...]
Africa early 20th century: "Tutsi archer's bracelet", 18 cm in external diameter, height 9 cm, approximately 7.5 cm in internal diameter, wood and copper. I really like ethnic objects and buy them qui[...]
Pre-Columbian Stone Head Very beautiful piece representing a face. Stone sculpture work Wooden base 14 cm base included 7.5 cm off base Free shipping in metropolitan France
This is a very nice, even funny doll. The pyrography technique has made it possible to schematically trace the main features of the face, mouth, nose, eye cavities and eyebrows. Sculpting a hollow nos[...]
Kina Madang pectoral from the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century.
Private collection Cleenewerck Brigitte and Gilles - Belgium.
The KINA, particularly valued within a prestigious exch[...]
Kina Madang pectoral from the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century.
Private collection Cleenewerck Brigitte and Gilles - Belgium.
The KINA, particularly valued within a prestigious exch[...]
Mask Heaume Baba, braided basketwork covered with natural pigments, Abelam, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century.
Private collection Cleenewerck Brigitte and Gilles - Belgium.
This mask is worn by t[...]
Beautiful Kanak Puzzle - New Caledonia - Melanesia Dense hardwood with beautiful shiny patina
Length : 69 cm / Weight : 1.100g
Nice old example, the club head has a phallic or bell shape, the uppe[...]
Beautiful Kanak Puzzle - New Caledonia - Melanesia Hard and Dense wood with a beautiful shiny patina
Length: 76 cm / Weight: 1.160 g
Beautiful old copy, the head of the club in the shape of a phalli[...]
Huge pair of slave bracelets, in bronze. Scarified decor. Height: 10.5cm. Diameter at +: 16 cm. Total weight: 4.117 kg. Beautiful condition. Postage extra: 22 € by registered mail for France, thank yo[...]
Exceptional and rare superb IGBO bronze funerary mask from NIGERIA This type of mask was used during funeral ceremonies. It covered the head of the deceased high dignitary up to his funeral place and [...]
Very beautiful and old sculpture representing the effigy of a HEMBA ancestor from CONGO thick patina of use made of dried blood completely covering the statue height 50cm plus base delivered with The [...]
Couple of Bulul ancestors, deities whose circle of influence is rice. They are squatting, arms crossed and hands on their knees, in a characteristic position. The two characters have the same characte[...]
A dance mask representing the face of a man. The sculpture is all in angles: this mask has a modern aspect. The face is rectangular, as are the main facial features: the mouth, eyes, nose and ears. Th[...]
Probably shamanic dance mask carved with the head of a snow lion, the mouth open showing the fangs. The whiskers are marked by incisions in this hard and old wood, marked with internal use. Very beaut[...]
20th Century African Helmet Mask Very beautiful mid-20th century piece, large format. Richly decorated with shells. Work from West Africa (Gabon, Cameroon, Nigeria) Shipping offered in metropolitan Fr[...]
Statue presenting a standing male figure. The arms are along the body and follow the same angle as the torso. The very stylized face is heart-shaped. A salient vertical line separates this "heart" and[...]
Polychrome wooden mask, typical of Haida work, the face with a benevolent expression. The eyes of the mask, the cheeks and the patterns on the forehead are incised in the wood and underlined with varn[...]
Beautiful Pueblo mask in soft wood. Mask in polychrome wood, predominantly pink and white, with a face with rectangular eyes and mouth, underlined by black rectangles, and a long, flared nose. The upp[...]
Very beautiful wooden fly swatter with patina of use total height 37cm, single character 20cm Male Byeri Fang character arms folded over his stomach holding a purse of magic charge a belt made of pear[...]
Interesting old statue representing a hardwood settler with a crusty patina. a certain shine emerges from the face and remains of polychromy are missing the feet height 35cm The Agni people live in Cô[...]
Facial mask presenting a face with prominent cheekbones. The eyes are pierced with small circular holes making his gaze hypnotic. The remains of vegetable resin around them suggests that they must hav[...]
Very rare TEKE scepter from the Congo Several fetishes mounted on bone (animal I suppose?) The eyes formed by buttons of panties feathers of birds on the top of the skull and fabrics allowing to conne[...]
Large and very rare IBO sculpture from NIGERIA representing a couple of ancestors entwined by the waist surmounting an openwork pillar all carved in a single block total height 155cm Remains of polych[...]
Classic bird head yam mask. This mask, typical of Sepik art, is made of braided fibers, colored with ocher and other pigments, probably represents a bird's head. Smoked patina. On the occasion of fest[...]
Beautiful and old bracelet or armband from Papua. It is made of dog teeth pierced and bound with woven natural fiber links. Very nice patina of use.
(For more information on this object, contact us[...]
This zoomorphic mask is called "Zamblé" in the vernacular language.
The upper part of the mask represents an antelope or zru, with long conical horns.
The lower part is the representation of a leo[...]
Spectacular and important polished fossilized wood, to lay.
In the form of a high mountain plateau.
Dates back millions of years.
Measurements:
Height: 27cm.
Width: 21cm.
Depth: 8 cm.
Weight ap[...]
MOBA TCHITCHERI altar ancestor statue from TOGO Very archaic wooden statue called Tchitcheri Masterful presence of the founding ancestor emerging from the earth in a slow movement dictated by the powe[...]
Carved wood in the round measuring 57cm long LULUWA ethnic group from CONGO Real little masterpiece of wood carving, of remarkable finesse with rarely equaled precision of detail I hesitated for a lon[...]
Rare and old ceremonial knife for royal ritual use Very rusty blade, with engraved decoration Wooden handle with leather bands to hold the blade total length 40cm 3 heads with pearl inlays forming bul[...]
Snuffbox from Malawi.
The object is carved from a single piece of wood and adorned with elegant incised geometric patterns.
A calabash stopper is connected by a piece of leather. The bottom of the s[...]
Very rare royal throne Ambbete of the Fang of Gabon height 71cm, depth 25cm for a width of 23cm seated with shiny patina of use in places supported by three two-tone figurines In the backrest a cavity[...]
old DOGON dance mask from MALI Hard and heavy wood patinated, remains of pink color on the mouth and wood partly burned on the right side as if it had been saved from the flames height 42cm width 14cm[...]
Very beautiful old Baoulé mask from Ivory Coast with tri-lobed hairstyle; rare with its attachment point at the top of the skull for the adornment that will be used to cover the dancer height 40cm, wi[...]
WAR HELMET called Kabuto
Suji-bachi type
Japan, second third of the Edo period (1603-1868)
Natural iron, silk and cord
H.: 27; L.: 33.5 cm
(lacquer accidents)
Hachi helmet, the stamp, with si[...]
Very large and rare statue of Guard of the PORO society of the Senufo of the region of Khorogo, in the north-east of the Ivory Coast, of Ivory Coast Height 165cm Wood very eroded by its seniority and [...]
rae and old stool with its sacrificial patina measuring Length 44cm for 20cm deep and a height of 24cm Classic stool as found in Central Africa, but this one has the particularity of having been used [...]
Polychrome vegetable paste (nambugi) made with mineral and vegetable pigments. Spider web, pig's tusks, wood.
Malekula Island, Vanuatu Archipelago - First half of the 20th century.
Sold with a custo[...]
Very rare and old Kota or Adouma hut post from upper Ogoué GABON, biface called Janus measuring 50cm high for a maximum width of 28cm Semi-hard wood with kaolin highlight Top of post of a ceremonial a[...]
Rare large old sculpture representing a woman sitting on a stool, with her child on her back holding a divination or offering cup in her hands height 90cm YORUBA ethnic group from NIGERIA soft wood wi[...]
African Statue Ancestor Figure In Exotic Wood Very beautiful 20th century piece representing a male ancestor figure. Original scarifications Free and insured shipping in mainland France
Rare African head in carved wood. It depicts an expressionist portrait of great character, adorned with a beautiful hairstyle highlighted by the color lapis lazuli. The eyes are inlaid with metal. Yor[...]
Large African Ceremonial Mask Probably Ivorian Work. Beautiful openwork piece on the sides. Very expressive. Free and insured shipping in metropolitan France
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